Pittway Corp. v. American Motorists Insurance

How courts have described this case

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• involving a valve manufacturer that assembled aerosol can valves from components purchased from others, subsequently selling the completed valves for use in aerosol hair spray containers
• regarding coverage for damages claimed after defective valve assemblies were incorporated into aerosol cans
• an insurance agent must act with competence and skill when procuring an insurance policy according to the wishes of the client
• an insurance agent must act with competence and skill when procuring an insurance policy according to the wishes of the client
• “an insurance broker is bound to exercise reasonable skill and diligence in the transaction of the business entrusted to him and will be responsible to his principal for any loss resulting from his failure to do so” (citations omitted
• “an insurance broker is bound to exercise reasonable skill and diligence in the transaction of the business entrusted to him and will be responsible to his principal for any loss resulting from his failure to do so” (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).